In May of 1926, Vincent Kraft told the
local newspapers he was looking for a more favorable location for the
KJR transmitter on the north end of the city. “I am looking
for a good site for the two steel towers which will support our new
antenna system. We are not satisfied with the results
obtained in our downtown location.” The next year,
the facility shown here was completed at 15th Avenue NE and NE 185th
Street in Lake Forest Park, concurrent with KJR’s move to the Home
Savings Building. A new brick transmitter building and two
self-supporting towers were constructed to support the characteristic
flat-top “T” wire antenna of the era. KJR operated from here
until 1937, and it is now the location of St. Mark Catholic
Church.